When the Water Finds the

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair The kettle clicked, but you weren't there I watched the clouds cross over the mill A blue-gray morning holding still [Pre-Chorus] I kept your note beside the sink Read every word, then stopped to think [Chorus] When the water finds the windowpane I hear your footsteps in the old refrain I won't call you back, I won't ask you to stay I'll let the weather carry yesterday away [Verse 2: Rap] I took the long road past the county line Two hands on the wheel, let the miles unwind You had your reasons, I had my pride Both of us wrong on the same damn ride Now the porch boards creak when the wind comes through That chipped blue cup still reminds me of you But I paid what I owed, put the key by the door Some goodbyes don't need one word more [Pre-Chorus] I kept your note beside the sink Read every word, then stopped to think [Chorus] When the water finds the windowpane I hear your footsteps in the old refrain I won't call you back, I won't ask you to stay I'll let the weather carry yesterday away [Bridge] Mama used to say the fields turn green After the hardest stretch of spring So I opened the curtains wide And let the whole sky change its mind [Final Chorus] When the water finds the windowpane I hear your footsteps, then they fade again I won't call you back, I won't ask you to stay I'll let the weather carry yesterday away [Outro] The kettle cools, the clouds move on The chair is bare; the morning comes